ESRC Festival of Social Science | Every Language Matters| Film screenings at the RAI 6-8 Nov | Language Forum at SOAS 9 Nov

[Renato Athias]

Repassando, são filmes muito bons, todos eles.
Renato

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From: Susanne Hammacher <film at therai.org.uk>
Date: 2012/11/1
Subject: [Vaneasa] ESRC Festival of Social Science | Every Language
Matters| Film screenings at the RAI 6-8 Nov | Language Forum at SOAS 9 Nov
To: VANEASA <Vaneasa at easaonline.org>


***Apologies for any cross posting ***

We are pleased to invite you for free film screenings at the RAI and a
Language Forum at SOAS.

*- ESRC Festival of Social Science -
Every Language Matters: Documenting and sustaining endangered languages
through film

The Royal Anthropological Institute, *50 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 5BT
(North-East Corner of Fitzroy Square, off Warren Street, next to the French
Theatre Book shop; Underground: Warren Street, Great Portland Street,
Euston Road)
*
*Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 6.15 pm
*Sand Drawings of Vanuatu
*Presentation and film screening with Mike Franjieh
*Booking: http://raifilmvanuatu.eventbrite.com/   *or email:
film at therai.org.uk

Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 6 pm
*Tracks Across Sand:  N/uu language and the =Khomani San of the southern
Kalahari* *(2012) -PREMIERE -
*Film screening & discussion with director Hugh Brody
 *Booking: http://raifilmkalahari.eventbrite.com/  *or email:
film at therai.org.uk

Thursday, 8 November 2012, 6 pm
*Writing Panare: Portrait of a linguist at fieldwork (1996, 30 minutes)
*Film screening & discussion with director Paul Henley
*Booking: http://raifilmpanare.eventbrite.com/  *or email:
film at therai.org.uk

*Friday, 9 November 2012, 4 - 7 pm
Every Language Matters
*
*School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Room G2*, SOAS, College Building, Thornhaugh Street off Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG (*http://www.soas.ac.uk/visitors/location/maps/
<http://www.soas.ac.uk/visitors/location/maps/><http://www.soas.ac.uk/visitors/location/maps/>
*)
* *This Open Day Language Forum will promote a public understanding of the
place that languages hold in the lives of individuals and communities
around the world, as well as the role of linguistic research in furthering
our understanding of language and communication. Having evolved over
thousands of years, languages are vital resources for documenting and
understanding our biological and cultural diversity. Of the 7000 languages
spoken in the world today, more than half are under threat of extinction
within 50 to 100 years.

4 - 5 pm *Vanuatu Sand Drawing: languages can have different manifestations
*Mike Franjieh, senior teaching fellow in the Department of Linguistics at
SOAS, will discuss his research in Vanuatu. He will show how sand drawing
is a unique means of communication among the members of the various
language groups living in the north of the archipelago. Participants will
have the opportunity to explore the technique for themselves.

5 - 5:30 pm *A Linguist in the Bush
*Why does linguistic fieldwork matter and what happens to languages people
speak when their way of life is rapidly changing? Dr. Candide Simard, a
senior teaching fellow at SOAS, will share her experience of linguistic
fieldwork in Timber Creek, documenting indigenous languages in Northern
Australia.

5:30 - 6 pm *Language Landscape: mapping language diversity
*Samantha Goodchild and Karolina Grzech will present *Language Landscape, *a
website featuring an interactive, user-generated map of the world's
languages. The website was launched 5 months ago, and already contains
songs, poems, nursery rhymes, conversations and recipes from around the
world. The talk will explain the innovative method of language mapping used
by Language Landscape, and show how anyone, anywhere can now put their
language on the map. There will also be chance to get your voice recorded
during the event. (www.languagelandscape.org
<http://www.languagelandscape.org> <http://www.languagelandscape.org> )

6 - 6:30 pm *Preserving Languages and Linguistic Diversity
*Professor Peter K. Austin is Marit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics and
Director of the Endangered Languages Academic Programme at SOAS. In his
talk, he will tell us why all languages matter. He will discuss current
issues in the documentation and description of the languages of the world,
and how their study matters for our understanding of cultural and
linguistic diversity.

6:30 - 7 pm *Discussion and closing
*

TO REGISTER:
These events are free to attend but you do need to register. Places are
limited. Please book  via
*<http:/everylanguagematters.eventbrite.com/><http:/everylanguagematters.eventbrite.com/>
*  or email: film at therai.org.uk

We are looking forward to meeting you at at these occasions.
Best wishes

Susanne Hammacher
Film Officer | Festival Manager
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The Royal Anthropological Institute
50 Fitzroy Street
London W1T 5BT
UK
tel +44-(0)20-7387 0455
fax +44-(0)20-7388 8817
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